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Campbell, Thomas (1763-1854) to Thomas Pringle

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.139 Author/Creator: Campbell, Thomas (1763-1854) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 04 January 1829 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 24 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy

Confesses misplacing a paper. Encloses 3 pounds to help a child Pringle is sponsoring. Pringle was a Scottish abolitionist. Elder Campbell, a Seceder church preacher, was a founder of the Churches of Christ.

Pringle, Thomas, 1789-1834
Campbell, Thomas, 1763-1854

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